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Earlier this year, Real Change Vendor Darcie Day noticed that she hadn’t received $200 she expected as part of her Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits. Soon after, the benefits checks she received started to bounce. CDE SSI Payee Services, a Ken ...

The King County Council unanimously passed an ordinance on May 12 to improve outreach and provide services to veterans in the county’s criminal justice system. Veterans are at greater risk for homelessness and mental illness than those who have not served ...

Click to view larger Aaliyah Gupta, interim director of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, wants to help immigrants and refugees become a part of all aspects of city life. One in five Seattle residents is an immigrant or refugee, according ...

Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers may soon wear body cameras as part of a one-year pilot awaiting funding from the Seattle City Council. But the project could be delayed as city officials research whether the technology is legal, despite its use in ...

The King County Council has appointed a task force of 13 people to advise Metro on how to implement its new low-income fare of $1.50. The low-income fare will go into effect March 1, 2015, as other Metro fares increase by 25 cents or more. The task force ...

Click to view larger Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s pick for police chief, Kathleen O’Toole, has been hailed as a reformer because of her experience as Commissioner of the Boston Police Department. Some say her efforts in reform are diminished by some question ...

King County employees and employees of businesses with county contracts will earn, at a minimum, a “living wage,” according to legislation the King County Council passed May 19. The legislation directs County Executive Dow Constantine to make recommendati ...

Washington employers are obligated to make reasonable accommodations for employees’ religious beliefs, according to a Washington Supreme Court opinion issued May 22. The decision clarifies a state law that bars discrimination based on race, gender or sexu ...

Click to view larger At Footprint Avalon in West Seattle sleeping units are clustered around shared recreation and kitchen spaces. The Seattle City Council is considering legislation that would prevent microhousing developments from being built in single- ...

The man charged with keeping tabs on the conduct of Seattle’s cops is putting some space between himself and the officers he oversees. Pierce Murphy, Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) internal misconduct investigator, is moving his department, the Office ...